Archive for January 2025
PDS Gang Member Pleads Guilty to Discharging Firearm During and in Relation to Drug Trafficking
https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/pds-gang-member-pleads-guilty-discharging-firearm-during-and-relation-drug-trafficking Defendant Admitted to Participating in “Rolling Shootout” Targeting Rival Gang WASHINGTON – Isjalon Jermiah Armstead, 22, of Washington D.C., pleaded guilty today in connection with an indictment charging numerous members of the Push Dat Shit (PDS) street gang with distributing large quantities of marijuana in the District of…
Read MoreMan in critical condition after self-inflicted gunshot wound inside Baltimore courthouse
A 35-year-old man is in the hospital after suffering a self-inflicted gunshot wound during an incident at the District Court of Baltimore Friday morning. According to Baltimore Police Commissioner Richard Worley, around 8:40 a.m. on Jan. 31, a 35-year-old man entered the courthouse at 1400 E. North Avenue in Baltimore. It’s unclear why the man…
Read MoreFour Members of Online Neo-Nazi Group that Exploited Minors Charged with Producing Child Sexual Abuse Material
Two men were arrested today on charges of participating in a neo-Nazi child exploitation enterprise that groomed and then coerced minors to produce child sexual abuse material (CSAM) and images of self-harm. The group allegedly victimized at least 16 minors around the world, including two in Southern California. Colin John Thomas Walker, 23, of Bridgeton,…
Read MoreHamas confirms death of military chief Deif
Hamas has confirmed that its military chief, Mohammed Deif, has been killed. Israel’s military said it had killed Deif in July last year, but Hamas had not confirmed this until now. Israel says Deif was one of the figures responsible for planning the 7 October attacks in southern Israel in which 1,200 people were killed…
Read MoreCybercrime websites selling hacking tools to transnational organized crime groups seized
A total of 39 domains and their associated servers have been seized in a coordinated effort involving an international disruption of a Pakistan-based network of online marketplaces selling hacking and fraud-enabling tools a group known as Saim Raza (aka HeartSender) operated, announced U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei along with Supervisory Official Antoinette T. Bacon of…
Read MoreSalvadoran national and MS-13 member arrested by ICE in Maryland
https://www.mytexasdaily.com/south-texas/salvadoran-national-and-ms-13-member-arrested-by-ice-in-maryland/article_8fc39bd9-67a7-587a-a4a7-bce09a1f6fdd.html ROMA, Texas— U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has apprehended a 19-year-old Salvadoran national and MS-13 gang member in Hyattsville, Maryland. Anderson Geovany Romero was arrested on January 25 after being released from custody by the Prince George’s Detention Center, which did not honor an immigration detainer. Romero, who is undocumented, faces pending criminal…
Read MoreCongo says it will seek to recover lost territory as rebels advance
As an East African bloc urged an immediate ceasefire in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwandan-backed M23 rebels who seized the city of Goma extended their advance on Wednesday, and Congo said it planned a campaign to recover lost territory. While saying he favors diplomacy, Congo President Felix Tshisekedi told the nation on Wednesday night…
Read MoreGaza checkpoint to be staffed by American contractors
A small U.S. security firm is hiring nearly 100 U.S. special forces veterans to help run a checkpoint in Gaza during the Israel-Hamas truce, according to a company spokesperson and a recruitment email seen by Reuters, introducing armed American contractors into the heart of one of the world’s most violent conflict zones. UG Solutions –…
Read MoreA U.K. Teen Became Fixated on Extreme Violence. But Was It Terrorism?
On Oct. 4, 2019, a 13-year-old British boy called a child welfare hotline from his home in Banks, a village in northwest England, and asked: “What should I do if I want to kill somebody?” The teenager, Axel Rudakubana, said that he had started taking a knife to school because he was being bullied. After…
Read MoreThe Hunt: Here’s what terror groups are trying do in 2025
After a wave of plots and attacks in Europe and the stunning New Year’s Day attack in New Orleans, experts think terrorists are growing stronger and more sophisticated. On this week’s episode of “The Hunt with WTOP national security correspondent J.J. Green,” Hans-Jakob Schindler said the groups are not hiding their ambition.” Read more: WTOP…
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